Where does “vilke” come from?
vilke (Finnish) comes from Finnish vilkkua, from Proto-Finnic vilkkudak.
vilke (Finnish): glint, twinkle, gleam
Ancestry of “vilke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | vilkkua | to flash, to blink, to flicker; to twinkle;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vilkkudak | — |